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Homework is no longer useful in the era of AI. Options are: treat kids like they are able to make responsible choices, and accept that much more of them will fa

Homework is no longer useful in the era of AI. Options are: treat kids like they are able to make responsible choices, and accept that much more of them will fail; or, keep the charade of grading AI-"assisted" homework and push kids farther along the track, even though they definitely don't know enough. I much prefer the first. School shouldn't be impossible, but you shouldn't have a charade of schooling. Obviously, extra practice is a good idea.

CivBase 25d ago
It's not necessarily useless. If you make assignments short, provide some time in school to work on it, and do not allow students to use devices with access to general-purpose "AI", then there is a good chance most students will do the work like they're supposed to. Some will still cheat, but it's foolish to reorganize everything around the few who stubbornly refuse to learn.
- paulryanrogers 24d ago
  > provide some time in school to work on it Assignments students do in class isn't "homework". It's just classwork. All my math classes had both. Perhaps you mean study halls? Those were uncommon until highschool where I grew up. And most of the time people spent there was not studying.
  - CivBase 24d ago
    It's "homework" in the sense that it is not bound to the class. It is not due during class and if you can't finish it in class, you'll have to complete it out of class. And I mean setting aside some time during the class itself, not a separate "study hall" period. Obviously class time is precious, so I don't expect there to always be enough in-class time to finish assignments. But even having a little in-class time for students to get started - and when the teacher is available for help those in need - would go a long way towards encouraging students to do the work themselves and not cheat. And of course part of my strategy is to make "homework" shorter (5-15 min). That should also reduce the temptation to cheat and increase the likelihood students can even complete them in class.
    - paulryanrogers 23d ago
      Thanks for elaborating. That does seem worthwhile.

CivBase 25d ago

It's not necessarily useless. If you make assignments short, provide some time in school to work on it, and do not allow students to use devices with access to general-purpose "AI", then there is a good chance most students will do the work like they're supposed to. Some will still cheat, but it's foolish to reorganize everything around the few who stubbornly refuse to learn.

paulryanrogers 24d ago
> provide some time in school to work on it Assignments students do in class isn't "homework". It's just classwork. All my math classes had both. Perhaps you mean study halls? Those were uncommon until highschool where I grew up. And most of the time people spent there was not studying.
- CivBase 24d ago
  It's "homework" in the sense that it is not bound to the class. It is not due during class and if you can't finish it in class, you'll have to complete it out of class. And I mean setting aside some time during the class itself, not a separate "study hall" period. Obviously class time is precious, so I don't expect there to always be enough in-class time to finish assignments. But even having a little in-class time for students to get started - and when the teacher is available for help those in need - would go a long way towards encouraging students to do the work themselves and not cheat. And of course part of my strategy is to make "homework" shorter (5-15 min). That should also reduce the temptation to cheat and increase the likelihood students can even complete them in class.
  - paulryanrogers 23d ago
    Thanks for elaborating. That does seem worthwhile.